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FAVS Congress 2019 - Bristol
The Biggest Event of the FAVS Calander!
The Congress was initiated in February 2012 at Cambridge University, as a weekend dedicated to lectures and practicals; bringing together enthusiastic future farm vets with industry experts and leading vets, not...
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FAVS Congress 2019 - Bristol
Tickets on sale Friday 26th October 2018
Contact you University FAVS to confirm your ticket!
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AI Technicians Course - Hosted by Embryonics
DIY AI can save you time and money by getting your cow inseminated at the right time without the cost
or stress of waiting for the technician.
Our DIY AI Courses are delivered over three...
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Foot Trimming Course - Hosted by Embryonics
Foot Trimming Course
Lameness issues have a huge impact on the dairy industry not only from a welfare perspective but also financially. Loss accumulates not only from the cost of corrective treatment but also in production losses. Our Herdsman Foot Trimming course is designed to equip you with the skills you...
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Bristol FAVS Update
Bristol FAVS got off to a great start this year with a visit to a local progressive dairy farm milking on a rotary, it gave members a chance to see a well-managed, large scale enterprise producing milk for their own branded dairy products. Our first speaker of the year was Andrew Sheppy talking to our members about conservation genetics and safeguarding breeding populations for the future, his enthusiasm for rare breed poultry and Dexter cattle was infectious!
Teaming up with the...
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RVC FAVS Update
At the start of January one of our cows Flo calved giving us a new bull calf Hamish.
The annual trip to the Hertfordshire show was a great success this year with our homebred bull Monty winning male champion and reserve breed champion. We also did well in the other classes coming 2nd in the native breed pairs as well as collecting a good haul of rosettes for third and fourth.
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Glasgow FAVS Update
Term 2 has been hugely successful so far and we are only at the start of February!
For up to date news please visit our GFAVS Facebook page!
- Our Lunchtime series of talks with Kevin Beattie from Capontree Vets have been incredibly popular, drawing in over 100 students each time – topics have included “LDA diagnosis and correction” and “Embryotomys,...
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Liverpool FAVS update
February is a busy month for Liverpool FAVS with two talks and congress. The first talk is on “The effects of BVD on herd fertility and production" and is kindly sponsored by MSD and the second talk is regarding transition cow management. All years are welcome at the talks but it should be especially helpful for fourth year students as some extra revision before their forthcoming exams. 23 Liverpool students are looking forward to attending congress this year after hearing such good reviews...